in boston this summer, he jokingly thanked the city for trading a beloved red sox player to his team, the white sox. >> i just want to thank you for yukelis -- >> i didn't think i would get any boos out of here, but i guess i should not have brought up baseball, i understand, my mistake. >> and remember thisser rant pitch in the nats game? not so good there, wolf. obviously sports can be tricky, but it's a very effective way for candidates to connect to voters. white males, that's obviously, but also women. we have seen here at the white house, president obama, and this is no mistake, paid a lot of attention to how well those female athletes are doing at the politics in london. he called gabby douglas to congratulate her on her gold metal, and he was very excited about the women's soccer team also. >> yes, thank you brianna keiler. congressman king is calling on susan rice to resign. more on this and other news at the top of the hour. [ woman ] it's 32 minutes to go time, and the candidate's speech is in pieces all over the district. the writer's desktop and the coordinator's phone ar